hi i just bought 3 cageli map turtles and have a 30 inch tank and im wonderin is there an easier way to get water out rather than scoop the water out coz that takes forever. thanks in advance for any replies.

yep a bit of hose and a bucket, the syphen it out, just stick one end in the tank suck the other end to get a flow and put the other end in the bucket and grvity will do its thing, just try not to suck the water in ur mouth lol

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Get a bendy pipe and stick it in the water... Suck the end and try not to get water in your mouth... Keep the end out of the water lower than the water level and it should just carry on pouring... It takes some perfecting but is so easy when you can do it... Sorry if it hasn't been explained properly...

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Better and safer than sucking it, simply fill the hose with water and put a finger over each end, place one end in the tank and remove your finger, place the other end in a bucket below the level of the tank, remove your finger from that end and it will start to syphon.

i use one of them little fountain pumps you get with table top fountais, and a peice of rubber hose

Of course if you have an external filter it's even easier, just let that pump the water out for you!

Buy a cheapo gravel cleaner suction thingy.

What I was going to say. Better than sucking,

That what I do , no need to get a mouthful ! Yuk

Absolutely don't suck-syphon - that water is full of stuff which terrapins don't seem to mind but which will affect you......badly.

We have a great device which has a wide mouth on one end and which you just pump up and down in the water to activate the syphon, but any pump syphon will do it for you.